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Maarat Al Numan: Foreign Secretary statement

Since April, the Russian and regime offensive has killed more than 1,500 civilians and displaced hundreds of thousands.

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Dominic Raab

皇冠体育app Assad regime has now captured Maarat Al Numan in Idlib. Since April, the Russian and regime offensive has killed more than 1,500 civilians and displaced hundreds of thousands.

皇冠体育app UK has repeated its calls for a political settlement and an immediate cessation of hostilities in Idlib at the UN Security Council this week.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

This vicious campaign of attrition continues to force civilians to flee by targeting their schools, hospitals and emergency first responders. 皇冠体育app UK condemns the repeated flouting of International Humanitarian Law. Only a political settlement in line with Security Council Resolution 2254 can deliver a lasting peace for Syria.

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Published 31 January 2020